We mark eclipse day by discussing the 3 Body Problem

This episode, your pod pals Keith, Aaron and Tim talk about Netflix's the Three Body Problem, how the Game of Thrones guys love killing everyone you love, and how weird it is when supermodels are cast as cops and EMTs. We like the Three Body Problem, based on the novel by Liu Cixin that Tim is not sophisticated enough to understand.

3 Body Talk

Magneto has a message to heal the world in the excellent new Disney+ series

In this episode we talk about our love of the brilliant X-Men 97, dream re-cast the 2000 X-Men movie, and pitch the greatest comic-book story that will never, ever be made. We also imagine a solution to the Logan-Scott-Jean love triangle, talk about past great animated shows, and envision a plan for world peace inspired by Magneto. Come to me, my X-Men (fans). P.S. Tim was wrong about X-Men #168 being the first issue he ever bought. <a href="https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Uncanny_X-Men_Vol_1_185" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">It was #185</a>.

X-Men 97 Can Save Us All

Netflix's Damsel flips the typical woman captured by beast narrative on its head, and lets the women take the lead but is it successful? Aaron and Keith talk about Millie Bobby Brown's performance as a fantasy heroine, why Damsel might have the best dragon CGI ever, and the oddness of so many reviewers focusing on gender while completely missing the impactful Grendel parallels for the main antagonist.

Netflix's Damsel Models Itself After Grendel

Is the Dune 2 worth the hype, or does the adaptation fail to build on the original film's strengths? Aaron, Keith and Tim talk through the challenges of watching science fiction epics, why the Dune series is flipping the typical hero formula, and how Dune 2 is likely to influence future Hollywood projects.

Dune 2: The First 2024 Blockbuster

Great news: Michael Corleone's lawsuit has been resolved

This episode we talk about Griselda, the story of a woman who can sell drugs and kill people as well as any man. Tim loves it, Keith has some reservations, Aaron finds some things goofy. Also, since we recorded this conversation, <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/sofia-vergara-settles-lawsuit-netflix-griselda-1235821431/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the lawsuit filed by Griselda's son has been settled</a>. Hooray!

Is Griselda Goofy?

Issa Lopez takes the show in a cool (get it, cool?) new direction

Writer-director Issa Lopez enlists The Greatest Actress Ever, Jodie Foster, and rising star Kali Reis to reinvent HBO's gloriously gloomy crime series. Also: Check out Sonya Alexander's terrific interview with Issa Lopez for <a href="https://www.moviemaker.com/true-detective-night-country-issa-lopez/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Moviemaker Magazine</a> right here.

True Detective: Night Country Works Even If You've Never Heard of the Yellow King

What If Season 2 Review

Keith and Tim love Fargo, a show Aaron has never seen — until now

This is a true story. We discuss the first four episodes of the magnificent Fargo Season 5. Also here's the deal with the <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/noah-hawley-jon-hamm-nipple-rings-fargo-1235648704/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">nipple rings</a>.

Going Cold Into Fargo

David Fincher never misses, so we have to assume the oddness of the movie is intentional...

What Is The Killer Trying to Do, Exactly?

What's behind the door?

Aaron Lanton, Keith Dennie, and Tim Molloy look at pop culture through a racial lens, focusing on the low-key things some people might miss to discuss their deeper meanings.

Low Key

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